I'm asking my friend to be my unborn children's godmother. I explain to her: So If

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Re: I'm asking my friend to be my unborn children's godmother. I explain to her: So

The difference is only in likelihood. You will certainly die one day so a simple "If I die" doesn't make sense.

If I die while my children are still under 18 (or whatever the age of majority is where you are), you will have to take care of them.
If I were to die while my children are still under 18, you would have to take care of them.

Both of your sentences are grammatically possible (although you need a comma after "died" in the second).

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Re: I'm asking my friend to be my unborn children's godmother. I explain to her: So

As far as I know, there is no legal obligation in the UK either. Most people don't even have godparents. Godparents are usually only chosen by parents who are going to have their baby christened/baptised but many people don't do that any more. It is possible to have one without the other. A christening ceremony can take place without the presence of godparents. Parents can ask friends to be godparents even if they have no intention of having their child christened. Once upon a time, godparents were supposed to be responsible for the child's in religious (Biblical) and moral upbringing (in addition to the child attending church).

If a child's parents die while the child is still a minor, it would still be for the courts and Social Services to decide who is best placed to continue to bring up that child. The godparents don't get special consideration.

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